The view from the top of Mt Wellington is spectacular. As is the wind! By the time this was filmed, most of the view was obscured by cloud cover. Coming here gave me an appreciation of what Hobart actually looks like from the sky, how spread out it is and how beautiful it is with this mountain protecting it from the elements. It's super cold in Hobart this weekend. It's still summer in Australia but it sure feels like winter over here! I'm wearing Kate's winter gear hahaha. The city itself is just lovely. I can't believe it's an hour away by plane from Melbourne and that I haven't made the trip sooner! Travel really is so easy these days and essential to my own growth. As a side note, a trip to the top of the mountain is a must :) #holiday#weekend#friends#travel#hobart#tassie

For months now, I've had a one sided love affair with my hamstrings; I've loved them, but they haven't loved me back. The more exercise I did, other than yoga that is, the more sore and tight they became. I've had remedial massage and other treatment but my hamstrings adopted a position often attributed to me: stubborn. And whilst that's perfectly adorable on me, the same can't be said about my hammies. Turns out that I wasn't activating my glutes properly and was overloading my poor stubborn hammies. Sadly, once I learned to squat properly (I know, I was in shock too when a physio told me I was doing it wrong over a year ago- I thought he was being ridiculous) thanks to some coaching from a PT (yes, Fitness) and the awesome F45 team ("remember a squat is two positions" hahaha @piprr_ @pascaljreypt ) I was still in pain and felt like I was so restricted. What I found helped me particularly was stretching after each class. My absolute " go- to" stretch is a 3 legged dog. I then open up the hip and return to 3 legged dog. It's absolutely amazing. I'm always stretching, even in my office chair- it's quite amusing to my colleagues. I love pigeon, malasana, skandasana and low anjanajanana. They're my favs. And of course this one, #hanumanasana (otherwise known as the splits- what you can't do with tight hammies and yet what is actually helpful). Namaste
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#health#wellness#fit#fitness#stretch#yoga#flexibility#yogagirl#yogalife#yogaeverywhere#yogaeverydamnday#fun#happiness#mindfulness#energy#gratitude#fitgirl#trainhard#workout#endorphins#active#movement#exercise#melbourne#studio#f45#f45training#namaste Look @elisejacques - I'm holding a mirror hahaha